Clay McFerrin | The Sun-Sentinel

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Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel

Brooklyn Porter, right, and her mother, Kelly Porter, on Sunday stand in front of the rubble of what a day before had been the single-wide mobile home that Brooklyn shared with a boyfriend and two dogs. In the background, utility workers repair poles and power lines damaged by the F-1 tornado. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)

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EF-1 tornado destroys home near Philipp
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,04/10/25-6:08PM , 2,684 Reads
At about 4:47 p.m. Saturday, Brooklyn Porter could see a funnel cloud beyond the distant tree line in an open farm field across the road from her property.
Moments earlier, an emergency weather alert tone and message on her cellphone had warned of impending danger. The area was already under a tornado watch, but this was different.
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Charleston first-place finisher Tykeria Davis, center, wears a gold medal while standing atop the podium in the girls 165-pound weight class. She is pictured with second-place finisher Madison Johnson, left, of Eupora, and third-place finisher Jade Gunnells of Bruce. (Photo by Ja’Net Blackmon)

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Five Charleston athletes earn medals at 2A state powerlifting championships
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Fri,04/04/25-4:59PM , 3,103 Reads
The Charleston High School girls and boys powerlifting teams finished fourth and sixth, respectively, in Class 2A competition at the Mississippi High School Activities Association Powerlifting State Championships last week in Jackson.
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Farmland flooding in Tallahatchie County is pictured on June 10, 2021. (Photo by Christopher Williamson)

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Flood Warning issued for Tallahatchie River at Locopolis, Swan Lake
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Fri,04/04/25-4:23PM , 2,225 Reads
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued separate flood warnings for the Tallahatchie River at Locopolis and the Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake.
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The Charleston property of Cedric and Marvice Terry, located at 148 W. Cypress St., has been selected by the Charleston Magnolia Garden Club as its “Yard of the Month” award recipient for April. The club designates a Charleston-area lawn for the beautification honor based on criteria including the basic principles of landscape design: unity, balance, contrast and harmony, color, transition, line, proportion and repetition. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)

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Cedric and Marvice Terry have 'Yard of the Month'
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,04/03/25-5:58PM , 5,413 Reads
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Current Temp

75°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 50%
Max Temp: 85°F
Min Temp: 70°F
Feels Like: 79°F
Dew Point: 73°F
Humidity: 97%
Sunrise: 6:00 AM
Sunset: 8:12 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
Wind Direction: WSW
Wind Gust: 1 mph
Sky Cover: 81%
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 73°F
Moon Rise: 7:16 AM
Moon Set: 9:30 PM

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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